Key Digital Systems, a developer and manufacturer of digital video processing and video signal distribution solutions, is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2024.
In 1999, Key Digital’s first product was a video distribution amplifier custom-designed for retailer Best Buy’s display televisions. That modest beginning was hardly indicative of the depth of knowledge and experience of Key Digital founder Mike Tsinberg, whose work in HD and digital video began along with the infancy of the technologies in the 1980s. Working with Thomson-CSF, Philips, and Toshiba, Tsinberg pioneered ideas that played a major role in the development and refinement of digital television – both broadcast and streaming, digital video recording and the DVD (for which the Toshiba team he was on received an Emmy Award). His portfolio now includes more than 40 patents.
Tsinberg’s philosophy of innovation has propelled Key Digital forward. He says, “My ambition was always to create technology from scratch. Building from the ground up the company asserts gives Key Digital latitude for creativity. Each product in the growing and evolving Key Digital product line is designed for value with no compromise in performance or quality and feature sets that redefine customer expectations. Signal extension in Key Digital’s product line is accompanied by control, beginning with bidirectional IR repeaters, and extending to IP and Open API control.
“Beyond our knowledge of how the technologies work and also their limitations, we listen to our customers,” adds Tsinberg. “If we can build in product features that make their lives easier, we are committed to doing so. That’s why we pair signal and control distribution, why we opt for flexibility and sophistication without complex programming, why our AV over IP systems are modular for right-sizing to a project’s needs, why we integrated control within our AV over IP systems while they were still in R&D, why we offer power over Ethernet whenever feasible, and why we offer the free KD-App with its intuitive iOS interface for simplified yet sophisticated system control. It’s our attention to detail and real-world needs that keep our loyal customers coming back.”
